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LOCAL NAMES OF FRUITS, SEEDS, HERBS & SPICES

LOCAL NAMES OF FRUITS, SEEDS, HERBS and SPICES

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BITTER LEAF                                                            EWURO / ONUGBU

JUTE LEAF                                                                EWEDU

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NEGRO PEPPER                                                       EERU/ SYLOPIA ACTHIPIA/ UDA /KIMBA

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OKRO                                                                        ILA

TALLOW                                                                   ORA-ERAN (COW FAT)

LARD                                                                        PIG FAT

SCENT LEAF                                                            AFIRIN

MACKEREL                                                              TITUS FISH

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YUCA LEAF                                                              EWE PAKI / CASSAVA LEAF

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CASSAVA FLAKES                                                  GARRI

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SWEET POTATOES                                                ODUN KUN

SNAIL                                                                      IGBIN

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EGGPLANT                                                             OBOGIL

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PAW-PAW                                                               IBEPE

BELL PEPPER                                                         TATASE

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OKRA                                                                        ILA

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PEANUT / GROUNDNUT                                        EPA

BORRERIA VERTICILLATA                                      IRAWO ILE

NICOTIANA TABACUM                                           EWE TABA

THORNY PIGWEED / PRICKLY AMARANTH        TETE ELEEGUN IN YORUBA

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LETTUCE                                                                  YANRIN

ENANTIA CHLORANTA                                           AWOPA

JATROPHA CURCAS                                               BOTUJE, LAPALAPA

COTTON-LEAF PHYSICNUT                                  BOTUJE PUPA

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POTASH COCOA/ PLANTAIN  POD-ASH              ARO

SNAIL                                                                        IGBIN

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MACKEREL                                                              TITUS

HORSE MACKEREL                                                 KOTE

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AGBALUMO  AFRICAN STAR

BEARFRUIT   JACKFRUIT

EGUSI     MELON

OROGBO   BITTER KOLA

EFIRIN    SCENT LEAF

AFRICAN RED PEPPER OR BIRD’S PEPPER

Yoruba – Ata Eiye

Igbo – Ose Oyibo

Hausa – Barkono

Esan – Usira

Benin – Isie

LEAVES OF MORMODICA CHARANTIA

Yoruba – Ejirin

English – Balsam Pear

LIME CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA

Yoruba – Osan wewe

Igbo – Epe nkirisi

Hausa – Lemu

BASIL OCINUM

English – Scent Leaves

Yoruba – Efirin

Igbo – Nchanwu

AVOCADO PEAR  PERSEA AMERICANA

Yoruba – Pia

Igbo – Ubebekee/ Ube Oyibo

Bini – Orumwu

Efic – Eban Mbakara

AFRICAN MARIGOLD  ASPILIA AFRICANA

Yoruba – Yun Yun

Igbo – Uranjila

Hausa – Kalan Kuwa

Urhobo – Isahrasa

Efik – Edemeron

PIGEON PEAS CAJANUS CAJANS

Yoruba – Otili/ Feregede

Bini – Orela

Esan – Olele

Igbo – FioFio

BAOBAB TREE

Bark of Adansonia Digitata

Yoruba – Ose

Hausa – Kuka

Bini – Usi

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES

English – Goat weed

Igbo – Akwukwo nwa Osi n’aka or ahenhea

Yoruba – Imi-eshu

Bini Eb – ghedore

Urhobo – Ikpamaku

Efik – Otiti

Morinda Lucida

English – Brimstone tree

Yoruba – Oruwo, Eruwo

Igbo – Eze-ogu, Njisi

Alstonia Boneei

English – Stool wood

Igbo – Egbu

Yoruba – Ahun, Awun

Esan – Ojegbuhkun

Water Leaf

Talinum Triangulare

Yoruba – Gbure

Hausa – Alenyruwa

Igbo – Nte-Oka

Bitter Leaf

Igbo – Onugbu

Yoruba – Ewuro

Capsicum frutenscens

English – Birds pepper, African red pepper

Igbo – Ose, Ose oyibo

Yoruba – Ata eiye

Hausa – Barkono

Benin – Isie

Newbouldia laevis

English – Fertility plant

Igbo – Ogirishi

Yoruba – Akoko

Esan – Uhkimi

Jartropha Curcas

English – Pig nut

Igbo – Olulu-idu

Hausa – Da Zugu

Yoruba – Botuje, Lapalapa.

Talinum triangulare

English – Water leaf

Igbo – Ntu oka, ofe bekee

Yoruba – Ibure

Xylopia aethiopica

Yoruba – Erunje

Igbo – Uda

Hausa – Kimba

Esan – Usira

Spondias mombin

English – Hog plum

Igbo – Ijikara

Yoruba – Akika, Iyeye

Hausa – Tsadar masar     

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  1. Post comment

    Kazeem Lookman Ademola says:

    What is sandalwood , rosewood called in Yoruba and whether they are both available in Nigeria?

    1. Africa Sandalwood is Osun
      yes it available

        1. Please what is hazelnut and walnut in hausa or yoruba

  2. What’s Almond oil in yoruba

    1. the fruit we call FRUIT growing up is Almond, the seed in it is where the oil is extracted from

      1. Is it the fruit we normally eat it back?

          1. Almond fruit is that oval shaped fruit that we used to eat back then .It falls off from the tree once it’s ripe. It comes in different colours (red, yellow, cream)with very tasty outer flesh. The peak of it is that after eating the fleshy part, we can break the hard inner part to release the seed which is a sweet but inside. The but is always brown on the outside & White within.

        1. Hamza please do you know sandalwood in hausa?

          1. Camwood is MAJIGI

      2. Omg am so grateful or your post..pls what castor seed called in yoruba

  3. Please what’s beetroot in Yoruba

    1. pls the Yoruba name for redbeet or beet plant?

      1. Admin, please respond to this question on beetroot! I am also interested in knowing its Yoruba name.

  4. Great Job admin. Thanks for the exposition.God bless you.

    1. Please what is the name of indigo and henna in Igbo and Yoruba

  5. what is almond nut called in yoruba language?

    1. I quite like reading through an article that can make peoplle think.
      Also, thanks for allowing me to comment!

  6. what is the name of this Yoruba fruit in English AGBALUMO

    1. It’s called african star apple (botanically: chrysophyllum albidum)

      1. What is African star apple in Yoruba

    2. African star apple is the English name for agbalumo

  7. Please what is the Yoruba name for beetroot or red beet?

  8. Allspice is a regional species which appears in look alike form in most area of the world, the species in Nigeria is what is called black pepper and Yoruba call it IYERE.

    1. Pls what is bhringraj, bhami and amla leaves called in yoruba

  9. what’s the Hausa names for camwood, saffron, snow fresh, cinnamon, almond, tea tree, castor seed or oil, flaxseed. argan oil.

  10. what is fenugreek in Yoruba, is it same as iru

  11. That’s a good job u are doing but u did not answer most of d questions

  12. What is the Yoruba name for fennel seed?

  13. Thanks for the information.
    Pls what is fenugreek and fennel called in Yoruba.

      1. Thats wrong, fenugreek is not ewedu

      2. pls if it was fenugreek oil what does dat mean in yoruba

      3. Fenugreek is eru not ewedu in Yoruba in Hausa
        it is called kimba

    1. Hausa name for fennel seed.
      Hausa name for fennel seed

      1. Castor oil isnt adin dudu, PKO Palm kernel oil is Adin dudu

        1. Hi Admin.What is rosehip called in Hausa Language?
          Thanks

  14. whats apricot in yoruba, and did you have?

  15. Post comment

    Adewusi Mojisola Elizabeth says:

    Pls what is fenugreek seed called in Yoruba, I really need to know.

  16. What is almond fruit called in urhobo

  17. Please whats the igbo name for spinach

    1. Argan tree is native to Morocco, we do not have Argan Tree in Nigeria, However the oil and seeds are available by suppliers who import them from morroco

  18. Hello please what is Flaxseed in Yoruba please it’s important and urgent. Thnaks for the good job. God bless you all.

    1. Flax seed do not have a local name, they are imported and not planted in Nigeria Yet

  19. Hello. Nice job here. Please what is Jojoba oil in Igbo or Yoruba or Hausa. What is beewax and how can it be gotten in Eastern Nigeria.

    1. jojoba oil is native to the USA, we do not have jojoba oil produced in Nigeria presently, bee wax are available on our site, refined in petals and the raw one from honey comb

      1. please what is beeswax called in Yoruba and where can I get it coz I stay in ilorin. Thank you

  20. I appreciate your effort to give us local names of all these plants. it helps a lot.

    I was shocked to know that tummeric is ata- ile called Ajo in my local language. it made sourcing for it more easy for me.

    Please I’m still searching for the local name of Jujube leaves in Yoruba as I’m not familiar with the picture I saw on google.
    Kindly bail me out.
    Thanks

    1. Jujube leaves known as ganyen magarya in Hausa is very common up north , especially the arid zones, you’d probably find them in mosques or anywhere you find people selling essential oils in the market.

  21. Please admin what’s fenugreek in youruba?

    1. Pls what is fenugreek in Yoruba and where can I get it. I’m in Lagos.

  22. Pls what’s the Yoruba name for red beet or beet plant?

  23. Admin please point of correction.
    Basil plant, Common name=Scent leaf, Igbo name=Nchanwu. And not scent leaf= Afirin.
    Camwood=Osun, Sandalwood=Iyere osun. And not camwood/red sandalwood= osun.
    Wallnut, Igbo name=ukpa.
    Tiger nut, common name= Hausa groundnut.
    Kola nut, Igbo name= oji.
    Blackpepper, Igbo name= Oziza seed.
    Fenugreek, Hausa name= Hulba.
    Mint leaf, Yoruba name= Ewo Robb.

    1. What’s now d Yoruba name for fenugreek?

    2. Point of correction.
      Tiger nut in Hausa is Aya.

  24. What Is Ibo Kikan In English

  25. Pls, what is beetroot in yoruba. Tanx

  26. What Is The Name Of Castor Oil In Yoruba

  27. What is the Yoruba name for persimmon leaf?

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  29. Pls wots d Yoruba name for olive leaf

  30. Pls what is barley seed called in yoruba and where can I get it in Lagos

  31. What is psyllium husk call in Yoruba and fenugreek

    1. psyllium husk is not native to Africa

  32. Except husk what seed can I use that similar to what it for constipation

    1. bowel cleansing you mean? for bowel cleansing, 2 spoons of coconut oil daily helps the bowel

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    Tajhdeen Temitope Adeoti says:

    hi, please what is cilantro herb in yoruba

    1. Cilantro is the same as coriander leaf. The yoruba is ebolo (efo ebolo)

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    2. Hello,

      Please i saw your inquiry about the yoruba name for saffron. Please did you get any answer? I’ll also want to know the local name for saffron. I’ll be glad if you do reply back.

      Regards,

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  36. Pls what is saffron in Yoruba or any other Nigerian Language?

  37. Please what is the native hausa meaning of :
    1. Cinnamo
    2. Milk thirstle
    3. Licorice
    4. Turmeric
    5. Castor oil
    6. Codonnom
    7. Astragalus
    8. Soy lecithin

  38. Pls what is sunflower leaf and licorice in Yoruba?very urgent response needed..thanks

    1. Most of the herbs you mentioned arent native to Nigeria

      1. OK, but where can I get the fenugreek seed in Lagos. Pls.

  39. I would like to know the name of Rosemary plant/leaf in Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa languages.

    Thanks.

  40. I would like to know the name of Rosemary plant/leaf in Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa languages.

    Thanks.

  41. Pls what is the local name for poppyseed

  42. What is beet root called in Yoruba and Ibo languages? Please respond. Thanks

  43. What is horse radish root called in yoruba?

  44. Post comment

    ogochukwu vivian okafor says:

    What is the igbo name of, basil, clove, cinnamon, hyssop, rosemary, agrimonia.

  45. Well done sir. Please what is the Yoruba name for apricot friut

  46. PLEASE WHAT IS THE NIGERIAN LOCAL NAMES OF CINNAMON

  47. pls what the urhobo name for cinnamon

    1. Cinnamon isnt native to us in Nigeria,

      1. Cinamon is found in many parts of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria.

  48. wow!..you’ve done a good job.Admin,pls kindy converse the yoruba name for Almond nut & pumpkin seed,and how we can get them from you.

  49. pls is turmeric available in d local market? where can one get it?

  50. Pls local name for saffron in Yoruba language

  51. what is the local name for apricot fruit

  52. plz wat z chamomile flower,bagaruwa powder,habba poder,bearberry,mulberry,musk,ylangylang,licorice,chia seed, called in yoruba

  53. what is sesame seed called in Yoruba

  54. please, what is fenugreek in Yoruba?

  55. What is the Yoruba name for poppy seeds

  56. What is the Yoruba name for poppy seeds and where can i get it

  57. Please is bentonite clay and fullers earth same as nzu?

  58. what is d hausa name for flax seed n cloves

  59. Please what is the local name for “flaxseed”

    1. Pls kindly note that some herbs, fruits and seeds are not native to Nigeri or Africa, hence they do not have our local names

    2. what is the local name for “flaxseed”

  60. what is beet root or plant called in Yoruba language? Thank

  61. Post comment

    Awonuga Oluwatosin Temitope says:

    What is beetroot called in Yoruba?

  62. Please what is the Yoruba name for black cumin seeds

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  69. Please what is the yoruba name of this, Golden Seal, phyllanthus, Amarus and wild letus.

  70. What is sunflower oil in Yoruba&oyster soap.

  71. Nice post on the names of These herbs,pls what’s the Yoruba name for water hyssop?

  72. Hello, please what’s the local name for flax seed. The popular local name .thanks

    1. flaxseed is not indigenous to us , hence we have no local name for it

  73. what is flax-seeds called in yoruba

  74. evening admin what is cummin seed called in youruba or Hausa

  75. pls help me with Hausa name of African plum

  76. pls I want to know the Hausa name of African plum

  77. what is wormwood in local dilect,hausa,igbo or yoruba

  78. What is lavender leaf called in Yoruba, Igbo

    1. Thank you FolaShade, Please can you help the community with the name?

      1. What is fenugreek seed in yoruba1) Fenugreek seed, 2) Fenel seed, 3) Black Cummin seed, 4) Olive oil, 5) Almond oil.

        1. is ewedu fenugreek? and what is the local name for maca

      2. Ewedu is known as jute leaf

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      Patricia Uzezi Omadhebo says:

      This is amazing, God will continue to shine His light on your path. Goat head in Isoko language is called u-zoh ewe while pig head is called u-zoh esi (both lsoko & Urhobo) More greece to your elbow.

  79. Good work, keep it up… Please what’s the Yoruba name for these herbs; Bilberry, Butcher’s broom, Red root, Bael and Horse chestnut… Thanks and God bless

  80. Please , what is licorice root in hausa

    1. licorice is asuki mai zaki in hausa

  81. Wahoo 😤 amazing works am delighted by ur good works pls what is CLOVES called in igbo language u can pls reply the answer to my email 📧 address thanks I will be glad to hear from u pls

  82. Pls what is oud tree or agarwood called in Yoruba language. Your to my email please….

  83. Great work! Please what is Flaxseed called in Yoruba? Quick response will be appreciated. Thanks

  84. Please admin what is Fennel seed, almond oil and black cumming seed in Hausa language

  85. What is the English name for “Towo” in Kabba Language, A seed like melon, longer and whitish in colour. it is eaten fried with ashes and the shell is broken by placing the edges in between teeth to remove the edible part..It is a climber crop. the pods are long unlike the round melon

  86. Please what’s the English name of a Yoruba seed called ADUNDUNTAN

  87. I must commend that you did a good work. More blessings. But what is fenugreek in Yoruba? As am not sure it is ewedu as stated. Thank you

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    What is flaxseed called in yoruba says:

    I love this site God bless you

  89. Post comment

    What is flaxseed called in yoruba says:

    I love this site.

  90. Please what is the yoruba name for Alfalfa leaf?

  91. Please what’s Cumin called? I need this reply

  92. Please what is watercress in Yoruba and where can u get it.? Thank you Admin.

  93. What’s the local names of ginseng?

  94. thank you for all this translations, is was very helpful. I need the Igbo name for this herb Pueraria Mirifica ,please help me is very urgent. thank you.

  95. What is Pomegranate called in Yoruba? How does it look like?

  96. Nicewrite up,pls what is funegreek seed called in yoruba and igbo?

    Hope to hear from you soon

  97. What is the Yoruba name for allspice

  98. what is aniseed called inyoruba

  99. Fenugreek is eru in Yoruba and kimba in Hausa

    1. Fenugreek is called Hulba in hausa

  100. Please I need English name for osan ijagoin.

  101. Please what’s tea tree called in Yoruba?

  102. Is black seed the same thing with black pepper

    1. Black seed Is not black pepper. Black seed is Cumin

  103. please what is Black cohosh in Yoruba

  104. Nice! Thanks. Goat head in Hausa is Kain Akuya please.

  105. Thanks for this good work , pls what is the Yoruba name of cumming seed,fennel seed and Maca roots , pls notify me in my mail thanks

  106. I just came across this site while surfing the net.
    kudos to u.
    pls i’ll like to know the yoruba name for fennel asap.
    thanks.

  107. Please what is the local name of tonka beans

  108. Thanks a lot.
    Please what are the names of these leaves in Igbo Lauguage; Red Clover, Nettles, Red Raspberry as well as Flax seed.

  109. This is highly appreciated 👍!!! Kindly help with the hausa name for gooseberry please 🙏. Thanks

  110. Plz what flower pupa called in English and aju mbaise leave in yoruba

  111. pls thanks for all this info…but what clove powder called in Yoruba language… thanks

    Adebisi

  112. Very educative. Pls what is the Hausa name of Cranberry

  113. Please, what is the Yoruba and Hausa name for Saffron threads? Thanks.

    1. Admin, kudos to you. keep the good work going? please what is saffron called in Yorba and where can I get it? Very urgent please. Thank you

  114. what is the igbo name of sour sop?

  115. pls admin what is fenel seed called in hausa tanx

  116. Please what is Ghana seed in Yoruba

  117. Please what is the Yoruba name of black seed?thank God bless you

  118. Please whats the yoruba name for fennel seeds,saw
    palmetto,dandelion root,licorire….thanks

    1. Most of the hers you listed are not indeginous to Africa hence not they do not have a local name

  119. Pls, what is the Igbo name of Apricot fruit?

  120. PLEASE WHAT IS THE YORUBA NAME OF RASPBERRY LEAVE.THANKS

    1. I doubt its indigenous to us in Nigeria

    1. local potash is cocoa pod or plaintain pod used to make African black soap

      1. Potash can also be akanwu in igbo kanwn or James in yoruba

  121. What is the igbo name of flaxseed? Thanks

    1. Flaxseeed is not indeginous to us in africa hence does not have a local name

    2. WHAT IS AMLA POWDER IN LOCAL NAME IN HAUSA

  122. Please what is the Yoruba name for argan nut

    1. Argan isnt indeginous to us in nigeria

  123. What’s the Yoruba or Hausa name for saw palmetto. Thanks

    1. saw palmetto isnt indigenous to Africa hence it doesnt have a local name

    2. Saw palmetto is called kanya in hausa

      1. Oh! Really… Can anyone justify this, so we can add it to the list

  124. Palm wine in Igbo is Nkwu or Ngwo

  125. What is the local name for chia seed here in Nigeria

  126. Please what is the Yoruba name for Lavender oil

  127. Wat is fenugreek in yoruba pls. Very urgent

  128. What is the Igbo name of camellia sinensis

  129. What is fennel seed, fenugreek seeds, and wild yam, called in Igbo or Yoruba

  130. Please I want to know the yoruba and Igbo name for chia seed…

  131. Please what is the yoruba and hausa name for Sage plant

  132. Another name for FLAXSEED AND HAWTHORN

  133. What is igbo and yuroba name for soapnut, Pls urgent

  134. PLEASE WHAT IS LARA SEEDS AND WHERE CAN I GET IT? THANKS

  135. Pls, what is Yoruba name for “Garden cress seed” ?
    Thanks in advance.

  136. What is the local name for cumin seed?

  137. What is Yoruba name for king of bitters

  138. What is yoruba names for asparagus leaf.May be two or three names

  139. What is barley seed in Yoruba and where can I get it

  140. What is the native name for vanilla pod

  141. Please what is the Yoruba name for parsley

  142. Please what is the local name for cumin seed?

  143. Please what is the name of jojoba in hausa

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    idowu Oluwanifemi Esther says:

    Admin, please what’s the Yoruba name for amla fruit???

  145. Please what is Ashwagandha called in Yoruba and Igbo

    1. @miracle, ashwagandha doesn’t have local names because its not native to Nigeria.

  146. It’s not just Nkwu or Ngwo. Palm wine is called Manya Nkwu or Manya Ngwo depending on where it was taken; Palm tree or Palm wine tree.

  147. Admin, can you please reply this question..

  148. pls the Yoruba name for Almond plant?

  149. can anyone help me with the correct yoruba name for fennel leaf

  150. Oh ok but without the native name is hard to buy because most market women don’t know this English name

  151. Post comment

    Abideen Kolapo Adeniji says:

    Please, what is Chia seed called in Yoruba

  152. please what is the yoruba name of Alfafa leaf, Timothy plant

  153. Please what is the Yoruba name for Malaba Chestnut?

  154. Pls, what is Rosemary plant and Timothy hay called in Igbo? And do you have them?

  155. Please what is Cow Tallow in Hausa

  156. Please what is the English, Yoruba or Hausa name of Anono leaf ? (Anono is Igbo language name for the leaf, but I want its equivalent in any or all of the languages above, please). Any idea?

  157. What is the English name for the fruit called osun in bini language

  158. What’s kochia scoparia called in Yoruba?

  159. Nice writeup but the Igbo name for water leaf is “mgborodu”.

  160. Pls what’s the local name for chia seeds?
    Thanks

  161. Please what is flax seed in Yoruba?

  162. pls what is the English name of oriji plant in yoruba

  163. Can I know the Yoruba or Igbo name for Kale?

    Will really appreciate that.

    1. Kale isnt indigenous to us in Africa

  164. Please who knows where I can get Hog plum?

  165. What the local name for Rosemary plss anyone
    Admins

  166. Please help me with this name in hausa;
    Flaxseeds
    Sunflower seeds
    Pumpkin seed
    Sesame seeds
    Maca root powder
    Serrapeptase
    Astragalus root
    Dong Quai
    Yi mu cao& xi xian cao
    Castor oil

    Organic apple cider vinegar,
    black strap molasses
    Black cohosh
    Maca
    Vitex
    Saw palmetto
    Thanks